| ▲ | notpachet 3 hours ago | |
> pettifogging Off-topic but just wanted to thank you for teaching me a new word. I try to always reply to HN comments that expand my vocabulary. | ||
| ▲ | sunrunner 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
Is pettifogging some kind of etymological parent of bikeshedding then? | ||
| ▲ | Slow_Hand 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Nice word. I rue the day the IG reels crowd pick up on it and it becomes the "word du jour" that gets overused to the point of being intolerable. Right up there with "narcissist" and "gaslighting". | ||